DOCSLIB.ORG

Strengthening Parliamentary Committees

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Strengthening Parliamentary Committees Strengthening Parliamentary Committees Background Note for the Conference on Effective Legislatures Parliamentary committees increase the efficiency and expertise of Parliament. Given the volume of work and the limited time at their disposal, legislators are unable to scrutinise every matter in detail on the floor of the House. Some of this work is entrusted to Committees, which are composed of groups of Members of Parliament (MPs). These Committees review proposed laws, oversee activities of the executive branch, and scrutinise government expenditure. Their reports allow for informed debate in Parliament.1 Committees also provide a forum to build consensus across party lines, help develop expertise in subjects, and enable consultation with independent experts and stakeholders.1 In this note, we give an overview of the Parliamentary committee system in India and list some metrics to measure their effectiveness. Committee system in India There are broadly two kinds of committees: (a) Standing Committees; and (b) Ad-hoc Committees. Both Houses have a similar committee structure, with few exceptions. Their appointment, terms of office, functions, and procedure for conducting business is regulated as per Rules of Business of each House. Table 1: Types of Committees in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Standing Committees Description Financial Committees (Committee on - Exclusively under the Lok Sabha secretariat. A Minister is not eligible to be a member. Estimates, Public Undertakings, and - Estimates Committee examines estimates of ministries, Public Undertakings Committee (PUC) Public Accounts) examines functioning of public undertakings and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) scrutinises the statement of accounts showing the sums granted by Parliament for the expenditure of the government. - Customarily, chairperson of PAC is an Opposition member. PAC can hear non-official witnesses. - Estimates Committee elects 30 members only from the Lok Sabha. The Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings have 7 Rajya Sabha members out of a total of 22 members. Departmentally Related Standing - Departmentally Related Standing Committees (DRSCs) were introduced in 1993 to ensure Committees (Committees on Agriculture, oversight over each ministry. A Minister is not eligible to be a member. Commerce, Home Affairs, Health and - May hear expert witnesses and representatives of special interest groups. Family Welfare etc) - There are 24 DRSCs. Committees such as Home Affairs, Finance and External Affairs are customarily chaired by a member of opposition party. - Each DRSC has 31 members, with 21 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha. Seats on each Committee are allocated to parties in proportion to their strength in the House. The Chairs of the Committee are appointed by the Speaker or Chairman of each House. Other Standing Committees (Business - Each House has a set of these Committees, to inquire into other matters related to Parliament and Advisory Committee, Committee on the day-to-day business of the House. Lok Sabha has 16 Committees and Rajya Sabha has 12. Petitions, Subordinate Legislations, and Rajya Sabha classifies Committees on Ethics, MPLADs, and Provision of Computers to Members of Government Assurances, Joint RS as Standing Committees. Committees on Salaries and Allowances - Number of members varies between 7 and 26. Some have fixed term of one year while others are of MPs and Office of Profit) not fixed. A Minister is not eligible to be a member of the Committees on Women Empowerment; Government Assurances; Petitions; Subordinate Legislation; and Welfare of SC/STs. - Joint Committees include members (elected or nominated) from both Houses. Such Committees have about 15 members and are formed for a term of one Lok Sabha. Ad Hoc Committees Description Committees on Ethics, MPLADS, and - Appointed for a specific purpose such as the Joint Committee to examine pricing of telecom Provision of Computers to LS Members, licenses and spectrum. They cease to exist after the task assigned to them is over. Lok Sabha Joint Committees on Wakf, Railway classifies Committees on Ethics, MPLADS & Computers as Ad Hoc Committees. Convention, Fertiliser Pricing etc - Include Select and Joint Committees on Bills. Eg. Commercial Division of High Courts Bill, 2009. - Except for the Joint Committee on Wakf, the committees operate in the Lok Sabha. Include members from both Houses and the number varies between 10 and 30. Sources: “Parliamentary Committees Introduction,” Lok Sabha website and “Committees of Rajya Sabha,” Rajya Sabha website; PRS. Kaushiki Sanyal November 25, 2011 [email protected] PRS Legislative Research Centre for Policy Research Dharma Marg Chanakyapuri New Delhi – 110021 Tel: (011) 2611 5273-76, Fax: 2687 2746 www.prsindia.org Strengthening Parliamentary Committees PRS Legislative Research National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC)2 In 2002, the NCRWC pointed out some shortcomings of the committees: (a) low attendance of MPs at meetings; (b) too many ministries under a committee; (c) norms not followed by most political parties while nominating MPs to committees; and (d) the constitution of DRSCs for a year leaves very little time for specialisations. Recommendations of NCRWC ⋅ DRSCs should be periodically reviewed. All Bills should be referred to DRSCs. They can elicit public views and call specialist advisors. The DRSCs may finalise the second reading stage in the Committee. ⋅ Three new committees should be set up: (a) Standing Committee on National Economy to provide analysis of the national economy with resources for advisory expertise, data gathering and research facilities; (b) Standing Constitution Committee to scrutinise Constitutional Amendment Bills before they are introduced in Parliament; and (c) Committee on Legislations to oversee and coordinate legislative planning. Existing Committees on Estimates, Public Undertakings and Subordinate Legislation may not be needed. The Petitions Committee can be a supplement to the proposed office of the Lok Pal. ⋅ Major reports of all Committees should be discussed in Parliament especially in cases where there is disagreement between a Committee and the government. The recommendations of the PACs should be accorded greater weight and they should be treated as the “conscience-keepers of the nation in financial matters”. Some Metrics to Measure Effectiveness of Committees The committee system in India can be evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively. A quantitative study would include comparison of the number of reports submitted by each committee, number of meetings held, and the attendance of MPs for each meeting. A qualitative study would have a higher level of subjectivity and would include studying the quality of the recommendations, level of knowledge of MPs, quality of discussions in the Committees etc. We list some possible ways to measure the working of committees. Number of reports tabled Each Committee tables various types of reports. Chart 1: Number of reports tabled by each DRSC ⋅ Financial Committees: Review of policies or a 45 scheme, and Action Taken Reports (ATRs), 40 which are reports of any action taken by the 35 government on a Committee’s recommendations. 30 ⋅ DRSCs: Analysis of Bills, review of policies, 25 ATRs and Demand for Grants (estimate of 20 Ministry’s expenditure). 15 10 ⋅ Other Committees: Analysis of the specific issue Tabled Reports No.of for which the Committee was constituted. 5 0 In Chart 1, we show the number of reports tabled by th IT HRD DRSCs in the 15 Lok Sabha (till Oct 2011). Food Water Health Labour Energy Industry Defence Finance Finance Among DRSCs, Finance tops the list followed by Railways Transport Rural Dev Petroleum Chemicals Urban Dev Urban Agriculture Ext. Affairs Personnel Personnel Commerce Agriculture, IT and HRD. & Steel Coal Home Affairs Home Social Justice Science&Tech In Table 2, we provide an overview of the total Table 2: Total Reports Tabled by Some Committees number of reports submitted by various other Committees Total reports committees. The types of reports tabled include Public Accounts Committee 39 ATRs and reviews. Subordinate Legislation 29 Among the three Financial Committees, the PAC Private Members’ Bills 21 submitted the highest number of reports at 39. The Estimates Committee and the Public Undertakings Government Assurances 20 Committee submitted 11 reports each. Estimates Committee 11 Among the other Committees, the Ethics Committee Public Undertakings Committee 11 submitted only one report while the MPLADS MPLADS 6 Committee submitted six reports. Ethics 1 Sources: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha websites, PRS * Note: Data for all charts sourced from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha websites. November 25, 2011 2 Strengthening Parliamentary Committees PRS Legislative Research Time Taken to Submit Reports Most Bills introduced in Parliament are referred to Chart 2: Average time taken to submit Bill reports the respective DRSCs. Generally, DRSCs get two 14 14 to three months to submit the report. In case the 12 12 report is not submitted within the stipulated time, 10 10 the DRSC can get an extension. 8 8 Chart 2 depicts the number of reports tabled by 6 6 each DRSC that analysed a Bill. It also gives the 4 4 months) average time taken by each DRSC to table the 2 2 No of Bill reports tabled reports Bill of No reports. 0 0 IT Nine DRSCs submitted only one report. On (in report table to taken time Average HRD Health average, the Committees on Railways and Water Labour Finance Finance Railways Transport Rural Dev Personnel Petroleum Chemicals Water Res Urban Dev Sci & Tech & Sci Agriculture Resources took the maximum time to submit Commerce Home Affairs reports. No of Bill reports Average Time Taken (RHS) Number of Meetings Held and Attendance of MPs Each Committee holds a certain number of Table 3: Data on Demands for Grants meetings before tabling a report. In Table 3 we DRSCs Reports* Avg Avg meeting time Attendance provide data on the number of meetings held for meetings per report ( hr) (in%) Demand for Grants in some DRSCs. The detailed per report estimate of each Ministry’s expenditure is called Finance 13 1 7 50 Demand for Grants.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • BIBLIOGRAPFIY I. Primary Sources (All the Materials of The
    BIBLIOGRAPFIY I. Primary Sources (All the materials of the Maharashtra Legislature are published by the Legislature Secretariat, Council Hall, Bombay/Nagpur.) (A) Legislature Debates (All Debates in Marathi) Fourth Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Debates 1975 : VolAS to Vol. he Fourth Maharashtra Legislative Council Debates 1975 : Vol. to Volo ^6 Fourth Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Debates 1976 : Vol. ^7 to Vol. ^9 Fourth Maharashtra Legislative Council Debates 1976 ; Vol. U-7 to Vol. ^9 Fourth Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Debates 1977 : Vol. 50 to Vol. 52 Fourth Maharashtra Legislative Council Debates 1977 : Vol. 50 to Vol. 52 Fifth Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Debates 1978 : Vol. 53 to Vol, 55 Fifth Maharashtra Legislative Council Debates 1978 : Vol. 53 to Vol. 55 Fifth Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Debates 1979 : Vol. 56 to Vol. 57 567 568 Fifth Maharashtra Legislative Council Debates 1979 : Vol. 56 to Vol. 57 Fifth Maharashtra Legislative Assetnbly Debates 1980 ; Vol. 58 Fifth Maharashtra Legislative Council Debates I98O : Vol. 58 (B) Maharashtra Legislature Comcaittees* Reports and Other Government Publications (i) Reports of Comtaittee on Public Accounts Reports of Committee on Public Accounts 1975"76: Seventh Report, August 1975 Eighth Report, July 1975 Ninth Report, March 1976 Tenth Report, March 1976 Reports of Committee on Public Accounts 1976-77; Eleventh Report, July 1976 Twelfth Report, July 1976 Thirteenth Report, November 1976 Seventeenth Report, April 1977 Reports of Committee on Public Accounts 1977-78:
    [Show full text]
  • For Official Use Only O & M No. 75 ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE
    1 For official use only O & M No. 75 ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT 2017 LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI February, 2019 2 P R E F A C E This Report deals with the various items of work executed by the Lok Sabha Secretariat during the Calendar year 2017. 2. The main function of the Lok Sabha Secretariat is to assist the Speaker in the discharge of several duties as the Presiding Officer of the Lok Sabha. It includes rendering of assistance to Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) in the discharge of their Parliamentary duties in general and providing secretarial assistance to the House and various Standing and other Parliamentary Committees in particular. 3. The Lok Sabha Secretariat has been segmented into various Services and further into Branches/Sections for the efficient and smooth discharge of duties. The work done by each Branch/Section has been set out in the report Service-wise along with a Statement showing the personnel strength as on 31.12.2017. New Delhi; Smt. Snehlata Srivastava FEBRUARY, 2019 Secretary- General 3 C O N T E N T S PART-I LEGISLATIVE, FINANCIAL COMMITTEE, EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE A HOUSE RELATED BRANCHES Page No. 1. Legislative Branch-I 8 2. Legislative Branch-II 13 (including Committee on Private Members' Bill & Resolution) 3. Parliamentary Notice Office 16 4. Members' Stenos Pool 18 5. Privileges & Ethics Branch 19 (including Committee of Privileges, Committee on Ethics and Committee on Protocol Violation and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officials with MPs) 6. Question Branch 26 7. Table Office 29 (including Business Advisory Committee and Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House) B COMMITTEE BRANCHES (a) Financial Committee Branches 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Rules of Procedure and Conduct
    TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE AND RULES OF PROCEDURE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS AND IN THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS TELANGANA IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TELANGANA LEGISLATURE(COUNCIL) SECRETARIAT HYDERABAD [I] J-394-1 PREFACE TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Article 208(1) of the Constitution of India empowers each House of the Legislature of a State to make Rules for regulating its Procedure and Conduct of Business. The Telangna State has come into existence as the 29th State RULES OF PROCEDURE in the Indian Union on 2nd June, 2014. The Committee on Rules of AND Telangana State Legislative Council examined the Rules of CONDUCT OF BUSINESS Procedure that were in operation as on the date of formation of IN THE the State in accordance with the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation TELANGANA Act, 2014, in the light of the provisions contained in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Parliament and the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL requirements of the Telangana State Legislative Council and recommended the Rules for the conduct of Business in the Telangana State Legislative Council. The recommendations of the Rules Committee were approved by the House and the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Telangana State Legislative Council have come into existence under Article 208(1) of the Constitution of India. Hyderabad, Dr. S. RAJA SADARAM, Date : 19th March, 2015. SECRETARY TO STATE LEGISLATURE. TELANGANA LEGISLATURE(COUNCIL) SECRETARIAT HYDERABAD ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Rule Pages CHAPTER I 14. Allotment of time for discussion on Governor’s Short Title and Definitions Address 9 Rule Pages 15.
    [Show full text]
  • Twenty Eighth Report
    CB-II (JCOP) No. JOINT COMMITTEE ON OFFICES OF PROFIT (SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA) TWENTY EIGHTH REPORT A Comprehensive Review of the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959-Way Forward. Presented to Lok Sabha on 09.08.2018 Laid in Rajya Sabha on 09.08.2018 LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI August, 2018 / Sravana, 1940 (Saka) Price: ___ CONTENTS P~GE COMPOSITION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON OFFICES OF PROFIT (iii) INTRODUCTION......................................................................... (v) REPORT A Comprehensive Review of the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959-Way Forward. APPENDICES APPENDIX-I Extracts of Minutes of the 69 Forty Ninth Sitting of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) held on 31.01.2018. APPENDIX-II Extracts of Minutes of the 71 Fifty Second Sitting of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) held on 07.06.2018. APPENDIX-Ill Extracts of the Minutes of 73 the Fifty Third Sitting of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) held on 25.07.2018 APPENDIX-IV Minutes of the Fifty ::=ourth 75 Sitting of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) held on 07.08.2018 COMPOSITION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON OFFICES OF PROFII T (SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA) $ Shri Kalraj Mishra Chairperson MEMBERS LOK SABHA 2. Shri T. G. Venkatesh Babu 3. Adv. Sharad Bansode 4. Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi 5. Shri Bhagwant Maan 6. Shri M.K. Raghavan 7. Prof. Saugata Roy 8. Smt. Supriya Sule #9. Kunwar Pushpendra Singh Chandel #10. Shri Janardan Mishra RAJYA SABHA 11. Shri Manas Ranjan Bhunia 12.
    [Show full text]
  • Achievements of 1St Year of 17Th Lok
    1 Hkkjrh; laln PARLIAMENT OF INDIA 2 PREFACE Indian democracy is the largest working democracy in the world. The identity of our pluralistic society, democratic traditions and principles are deeply rooted in our culture. It is in the backdrop of this rich heritage that India had established itself as a democratic republic after its independence from the colonial rule in the preceding century. Parliament of India is the sanctum sanctorum of our democratic system. Being the symbol of our national unity and sovereignty, this august institution represents our diverse society. Our citizens actively participate in the sacred democratic processes through periodic elections and other democratic means. The elected representatives articulate their hopes and aspirations and through legislations, work diligently, for the national interest and welfare of the people. This keeps our democracy alive and vibrant. In fact, people’s faith in our vibrant democratic institutions depends greatly upon the effectiveness with which the proceedings of the House are conducted. The Chair and the Members, through their collective efforts, give voice to the matters of public importance. In fact, the Lower House, Lok Sabha, under the leadership and guidance of the Hon’ble Speaker, is pivotal to the fulfillment of national efforts for development and public welfare. The 17th Lok Sabha was constituted on 25 May 2019 and its first sitting was held on 17 June 2019. The Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, moved the motion for election of Shri Om Birla as the new Speaker of the Lok Sabha on 19 June 2019, which was seconded by Shri Rajnath Singh.
    [Show full text]
  • India's Parliament and Governing Institutions
    BRIEFING Continental democracies India's parliament and governing institutions SUMMARY India is the biggest democracy in the world. With a population of 1.35 billion in 2018, India was also the world's second most populous country, and is projected to overtake China by 2027. Like the European Union (EU), it is a pluralistic, multi-faith, multilingual (with 22 recognised languages), and multi-ethnic country. Secularism has been enshrined in the Constitution. India's 1950 Constitution provides for a quasi-federal setup: powers are separated between the central union and the 28 state governments. Competences are allocated according to administrative level, between the Union, states or 'concurrently'. The prime minister possesses the country's effective executive power. As 'Leader of the House' in the lower chamber, the prime minister also holds decisive power in deciding the House's agenda. However, the real power of initiating legislation belongs to the government, and the Parliament has no say on foreign affairs. India's Parliament is bicameral: it includes the Lok Sabha – the lower house – and the Rajya Sabha – the upper house. The two houses are equal, but the Lok Sabha dominates in deciding certain financial matters and on the collective responsibility of the Council of Ministers. General elections take place for Lok Sabha members every five years. The last elections took place in May 2019, when Narendra Modi was re-elected as Prime Minister. The Rajva Sabha is a permanent body consisting of members indirectly elected by the states, and it is not subject to dissolution. India has a common law legal system.
    [Show full text]
  • Do Socio-Economic Conditions Influence Dynastic Politics? Initial Evidence from the 16Th Lok Sabha of India
    WORKING PAPER Do Socio-Economic Conditions Influence Dynastic Politics? Initial Evidence from the 16th Lok Sabha of India Ronald U. Mendoza AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Jan Fredrick P. Cruz AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Unnikrishnan Alungal MDM Batch 2014 AIM Stephen Zuellig Graduate School of Development Management RSN-PCC WORKING PAPER 15-011 ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT RIZALINO S. NAVARRO POLICY CENTER FOR COMPETITIVENESS WORKING PAPER Do Socio-Economic Conditions Influence Dynastic Politics? Initial Evidence from the 16th Lok Sabha of India Ronald U. Mendoza AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Jan Fredrick P. Cruz AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Unnikrishna Alungal MDM Batch 2014 AIM Stephen Zuellig Graduate School of Development Management AUGUST 2015 The authors would like to thank Dr. Sounil Choudhary of the University of Delhi; Dr. Kripa Ananthpur of the Madras Institute of Development Studies; Ms. Chandrika Bahadur of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network; Mr. Appu Lenin of the Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Mr. Siddharth Singh of the Centre for Research on Energy Security for helpful comments on an earlier draft. This working paper is a discussion draft in progress that is posted to stimulate discussion and critical comment. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Asian Institute of Management. Corresponding authors: Ronald U. Mendoza, AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Tel: +632-892-4011. Fax: +632-465-2863. E-mail: [email protected] Jan Fredrick P. Cruz, AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Tel: +632-892-4011.
    [Show full text]
  • REPORT of the SUB-GROUP on PRICE MONITORING and MARKET INTERVENTION August 2011 Price Monitoring Cell Department of Consumer
    REPORT OF THE SUB-GROUP ON PRICE MONITORING AND MARKET INTERVENTION August 2011 Price Monitoring Cell Department of Consumer Affairs 0 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. The sub-group on Price Monitoring and Market Intervention was carved out to study the system of price monitoring in India – specifically, the existing system of daily price collection and measures to be taken to improve data collection and to strengthen the data and information base of prices of essential commodities – and to review the scope for market intervention measures. The composition of the sub-group is given at Annexure I. 2. PRICE MONITORING IN INDIA 2.1. In India, monitoring of prices are done on a regular basis both from absolute prices and price indices (Chart-1) Chart-1 1 2.2 Conventionally, market prices in India mostly refer to wholesale prices and retail prices. Wholesale prices refer to the prices at which transactions take place at the wholesale market. Retail prices are those at which transactions take place at retail markets. Thus, wholesale prices refer to the prices for bulk transactions between whole sellers and the retailers. In other words, wholesale prices are the purchase prices paid by the retailers. As against this, retail prices refer to the prices for smaller transactions between retailers and consumers. Thus, retail prices are the sale prices for retailers and purchase prices for the consumers. 2.3 As is evident from chart-1, a number of Government Departments and agencies are involved in price collection and dissemination exercise. However, the purpose and scope of each agency are different from the others.
    [Show full text]
  • Analysis of the President's Address to Parliament in 2020
    Analysis of the President’s Address to Parliament in 2020 The President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind, addressed Parliament on January 31, 2020.1 In his address, he outlined the major policy priorities of the central government. This note highlights some items outlined in the President’s Address and the current status of the initiatives undertaken with respect to these items based on data available till January 18, 2021. Data sources have been indicated in the end notes. Policy Priority Current Status Economy and Finance India is on the way to becoming a five trillion- ▪ As per International Monetary Fund, India was the sixth largest economy in 2020 in terms of GDP at current prices, which was estimated to be USD 2.59 dollar economy. trillion.2,3 The growth rate for GDP is estimated to decline to -7.7% in 2020-21 compared to 4.2% growth in 2019-20. The government has stated that the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures implemented since March, 2020 have impacted key economic activities. The Central Statistical Organisation projects GDP for 2020-21 to be Rs 134.4 lakh crore, which at the current exchange rate (INR 72.9/USD) is 1.84 trillion dollars.6 Table 1: Growth rate of Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Services sectors (2011-12 prices)4,5,6 Growth Rate 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Agriculture 4.8 5.4 7.9 5 2.1 3.4 3.4 Manufacturing 6.5 7.1 8 6.7 7.6 0.03 -9.4 Services 9.6 9 8.5 8.6 7.6 3.6 -21.4 GDP 7.4 8 8.2 7.2 6.8 4.2 -7.7 Note: Agriculture includes agriculture, forestry, and mining; manufacturing includes manufacturing, construction, and electricity and water supply; and services includes trade, transport, and financial, real estate, and defence services.
    [Show full text]
  • D:\SUSHIL421\Directory 2021\AUGUST 26, 2021.Pmd
    INTERNAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY INTERNAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY 2021 2021 LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI NEW DELHI CONTENTS S. No. Subject Page No. Sl. No. Subject Page No. III. RAJYA SABHA & RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT ........................ IV. MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS ................................. 95 I. IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT & ALLIED SERVICES...................... (i) V. PARLIAMENTARY PARTIES/GROUPS .......................................... 99 VI. NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI II. LOK SABHA & LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT (i) Delhi Vidhan Sabha .............................................................. 103 (a) Officers of the House ........................................................... 1 (ii) Delhi Municipal Corporation ................................................. 104 (b) Chairmen, Parliamentary Committees ............................... 4 (iii) New Delhi Municipal Council .............................................. 105 (i) Chairperson, Financial Committees ............................ 4 VII. ALLIED SERVICES (ii) Chairperson, Other Parliamentary Standing Cte. ..... 5 (iii) Chairperson, Departmentally Related Standing Cte... 8 (i) C.P.W.D. .................................................................................... 109 (iv) Chairperson, Adhoc Committees ................................... 11 (ii) Fire Service .............................................................................. 119 (v) Chairperson, other committees .....................................
    [Show full text]
  • India's Domestic Political Setting
    Updated May 24, 2019 India’s Domestic Political Setting Overview BJP boosted its share to nearly 38% of the estimated 600 India, the world’s most populous democracy, is, according million votes cast (to Congress’s 20%; turnout was about to its Constitution, a “sovereign, socialist, secular, 67%). The influence of regional and caste-based (and often democratic republic” where the bulk of executive power “family-run”) parties—although blunted by the two rests with the prime minister and his Council of Ministers consecutive BJP majority victories—remains an important (the Indian president is a ceremonial chief of state with variable in Indian politics. Such parties now hold nearly limited executive powers). Since its 1947 independence, one-third of Lok Sabha seats. In 2019, more than 8,000 most of India’s 14 prime ministers have come from the candidates and some 464 parties vied for parliament seats; country’s Hindi-speaking northern regions and all but 3 33 of those parties won at least one seat. The seven parties have been upper-caste Hindus. The 543-seat, Lok Sabha listed below account for 84% of Lok Sabha seats (see (House of the People) is the locus of national power, with Figure 1). directly elected representatives from each of the country’s 29 states and 7 union territories. The president has the Figure 1. Major Party Representation in the Lok Sabha power to dissolve this body. A smaller upper house of a (543 total seats + 2 appointed) maximum 250 seats, the Rajya Sabha (Council of States), may review, but not veto, revenue legislation, and has no power over the prime minister or his/her cabinet.
    [Show full text]
  • Financial Committees (2017-2018) a Review
    FINANCIAL COMMITTEES (2017-2018) A REVIEW PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ESTIMATES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI 2018 FINANCIAL COMMITTEES (2017-2018) (A REVIEW) PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ESTIMATES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI August, 2018/Sravana, 1940 (Saka) PAC No. 2151 Price: ` 158.00 © 2018 BY LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (Fifteenth Edition) and Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Minto Road, New Delhi-110 002. CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE ......................................................................................... (iii) CHAPTER IPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ............................................ 1 CHAPTER II COMMITTEE ESTIMATES ........................................................ 10 CHAPTER III COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS ................................. 19 APPENDICES I. Composition of the Public Accounts Committee (2017-18) ........................................................................... 23 II. Subjects selected by the Public Accounts Committee for Examination during 2017-18 .............................................. 24 III. Composition of the Sub-Committees of the Public Accounts Committee (2017-18)........................................ 65 IV. Statement showing the details of the dates and duration of the Sittings of the Public Accounts Committee (2017-18) ... 68 V. Statement showing the number of Sittings
    [Show full text]